Sven Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Looking at getting the teeth into brewing beyond kits and thought some literature would be a good place to start. Anyone read either How to Brew - By John Palmer or The Complete Joy of Homebrewing - By Charles Papazian? They seem to be the bibles. Also, has anyone attended the brewing courses at the University of Ballarat? Graduate Certificate or Diploma of Brewing or even the short course? I grew up 5 minutes away and have moved back to the area. (What the hell was I thinking doing a geology degree 20 years ago!?!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Geology! Sven, you rock. I have read both books and they are both great resources. I prefer How to Brew by John Palmer but buying both is a good decision. Unfortunately I haven't done a brewing course. There is a topic on AHB that discusses courses and literature. Perhaps you should check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 What the hell was I thinking doing a geology degree 20 years ago!?! All that digging obviously made you thirsty! [biggrin] Beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne (Captain Yobbo) Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 How to brew by John Palmer is free on the internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien E1 Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 How to brew by John Palmer is free on the internet The book has a hell of a lot more in it though. I own both and prefer Palmers. Both are good though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Ditto, yep, got both books and numerous more. Both are good even though I favor Palmer's too. You should read Yeast... it's is a great educational tool and should be one of a few first books a brewer should get imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne (Captain Yobbo) Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 A bit of googling revealed palmers books are in PDF format Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien E1 Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 A bit of googling revealed palmers books are in PDF format But are those from his site, or pirated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyBycrikey Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 I read the complete joy of homebrewing and it really cleared up a lot for me. Haven't read Palmer's book though. Tell you what's helped a great deal, podcasts from Basic Brewing Radio and The Brewing Network. Basic Brewing radio has massive archives and themed shows on just about every topic. Highly recommended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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